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PICTURE IN HISTORY: ALAKE OF EGBALAND AT THE CORONATION OF KING GEORGE VI

The picture above is that of the Alake of Egbaland (Abeokuta), Oba Ladapo Ademola II arriving at the coronation of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 12 May, 1937. That’s exactly 79 years ago! King George VI died in 1952 and his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne.